Alastair Cook says there might be up to three changes in England's starting
line-up for Sydney and insists he is keen to remain as captain

11:12AM GMT 02 Jan 2014

England captain Alastair Cook said there might be up to three changes in its starting line-up for Sydney as his side heads into the final Ashes test.

Leg spinner Scott Borthwick, paceman Boyd Rankin and Gary Ballance could make their test debuts in the match to replace Monty Panesar, who has soreness in his calf, Tim Bresnan and Michael Carberry.

"We obviously need to assess Monty after training today. He's got a bit of a sore calf from yesterday but we can see how he pulls through training today and make a decision on him, either after training or tomorrow," Cook said in a news conference in Sydney.

Cook insisted he is keen to remain as England captain.

"I like the challenges it presents me and it's a real test of who you are as a person, whether you're up to it or not."